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PHOTOSHOP BASICS AND ESSENTIALS
PHOTOSHOP TEXT EFFECTS TUTORIALS
PHOTOSHOP WEB INTERFACE AND BARS TUTORIALS
PHOTOSHOP SPECIAL EFFECTS TUTORIALS
PHOTOSHOP OTHER/MISC. TUTORIALS
**SKIP TO LINKS OF PHOTOSHOP SITES
**SKIP TO PHOTOSHOP MESSAGE BOARDS
Huge List of Adobe Photoshop Tutorial Sites, Search Engines, & Directories - A huge list of Adobe Photoshop tutorial resources as well as Photoshop directories & search engines.
A Roundup of the Best Photoshop Logo Design Tutorials Online - I have collected the top Photoshop Logo Design tutorials online and listed them for you below. There are also plenty of Web 2.0 Logo Design tutorials as well.
Photoshop Tutorials - Photoshop Magic - Discover some of the hidden images that programmers hid in photoshop.
Photoshop Tutorials - Grunge photoshop Tutorials - Fun with photoshop filters! Using a lot of photoshop filters together to achive some cool looking effects - the old grungy texture!
Photoshop Tutorials - Melting Plastic - Fun with photoshop filters! Create a melting plastic effect using a combination of photoshop filters.
Photoshop Tutorials - Stone Texture - Another Tutorials using photoshop filters only! :)). Have fun with this one, just follow the steps and you will get the exact results. - a unique stone texture.
Photoshop Tutorials - Backlighting - First lets start by creating a black layer. This layer will serve as the background. Next, add a new layer containing the text part of
Photoshop Tutorials - Blood - Well here you will be taught how add realistic blood to a picture. 1) Open the picture that you want to blood to.
Photoshop Tutorials - Burnt Page Edges - The following Tutorials will teach you how to create burnt edges on a picture -- only you won't have to use matches this time!
Phtoshop Tutorials - Burnt Paper - First make a new image 230 x 230 pixels. Then create a new channel...."Alpha 1" If you don't know how to create a new channel, go to this page.
Photoshop Tutorials - Carved Wood - Start with a canvas size of around 400 X 400, this is up to you. 2. Choose a wooden color, and fill the background with this color.
Photoshop Tutorials - Chrome - In this clip from "Total Photoshop," Deke McClelland demonstrates a sophisticated technique for creating chrome type using
Photoshop Tutorials - Cloud Magic - This Photoshop tip takes advantage of the fact that the Clouds and Difference Clouds filters in Photoshop
Photoshop
Tutorials - Create Water in 5 Easy Steps - There's
many ways to do nice water, and here is one way to do it:
Create a new Image 300x300 pixels. Fill the background black.
Photoshop
Tutorials - Creating a Realistic Wood Texture -
To create the wood texture in this Tutorials, you'll need to
be using Adobe Photoshop 6.0 or 7.
Photoshop Tutorials - Creating Drop Shadows - First, place your text on a new layer. Then, create a layer directly underneath it and name it Drop Shadow
Photoshop Tutorials - Crystals - Here you will be taught how to make crystals in photoshop. 1) Open a new file, around 800 x 600 pixels. with a black background.
Photoshop Tutorials - Star Field - Begin with a canvas.. any size you like. I used one 400w x 100h because of my size constraints on this page.
Photoshop Tutorials - Stippling for a Splattered-Paint Effect - For a rich, textural look to designs created in Adobe® Photoshop®, try placing spatter-painted or airbrushed shapes on top of each
Photoshop Tutorials - Saturn's Rings - Step 1: Start by creating a 150 pixel by 150 pixel image with white as the background. Step 2: Then you will need to click the
Photoshop Tutorials - Fire - Here you will be taught how to make realistic fire. 1) Open a new file, around 400 x 300 pixels.
Photoshop Tutorials - Fire / Flame Text - Create text that is on fire and burning hot!
Photoshop Tutorials - Graphical Watermarks - I've started here, with a blank white page (I always use width 780, height 600). The basic elements I've put in so far are the navy blue...
Photoshop Tutorials - Ice - Here you will be taught how to make ice. 1) Open a new file, around 400 x 300 pixels. with a white background.
Photoshop Tutorials - Lightning - Here you will be taught how to make realistic lightning. 1) Open a new file, around 400 x 300 pixels. with a white background.
Photoshop Tutorials - Lightsaber - Create your own lightsaber in photoshop. 1) Open a file 800x600 with a transparent background.
Photoshop Tutorials - Rave Dots - Step 1: Create a new document and make the size 200 by 200 pixels. Go to the channel tab and add a new channel.
Photoshop Tutorials - Smooth Metal - Create some great looking smooth metal using Layer Styles.
Photoshop Tutorials - Four Way Fire - Create a blazing inferno of burning text.
Photoshop
Tutorials - Metal - Create a brushed metal texture
and apply it to a shape.
Photoshop
Tutorials - Chrome Effect - An excellent looking
chrome effect to use on text or other images.
Photoshop
Tutorials - Burnt Paper Edges - Light your Photoshop
document on fire (well, sorta).
Photoshop
Tutorials - Highlighted Chrome - Create some cool
smooth chrome with soft blue highlights.
Photoshop
Tutorials - Tentacle Tubes - Produce the popular
tentacle effect often seen in desktop wallpapers.
Photoshop
Tutorials - Stone Effect -A detailed guide to
creating a fairly realistic stone effect.
Photoshop Tutorials - Vignette - Photoshop 6 Tutorials for creating feathered edges around an image
Photoshop Tutorials - T.V. Scanline Effect - Create the realistic TV scanlines effect. A very popular effect
Photoshop Tutorials - Soft Light Effect - A great effect that creates a glamorous glow on your images using Photoshop
Photoshop Tutorials - Inset Lines - Create inset lines quickly and without any plugins. Great interface effect
Photoshop Tutorials - Softlight - A camera effect replicated using diffrent layers modes.
Photoshop Tutorials - Interlacing - A Tutorials on how to create an interlaced video effect on your stock photos or images.
Photoshop Tutorials - Overlay Fade - A creative way of fading an image to the background using overlay modes.
Grunge - Create grungy background effects.
Photoshop Tutorials - Stone Wall - This effect can help you to create a stone wall that can be used as a background or for textures.
Photoshop Tutorials - Bubbles - Learn how to create some semi-transparent bubbles.
Photoshop Tutorials - Bullet Holes - Create a cool looking bullet hole, ideal for busting up just about any image.
Photoshop Tutorials - Chromage - Make oh so smooth chrome effects.
Photoshop
Tutorials - 3D Globs - Make those big trendy 3D
globs using nothing but Photoshop.
Photoshop
Tutorials - Box Art - Learn how to turn 2D artwork
into a 3D software box, hardcover book, or other object.
Colorbursts - Learn how to make simple, eye-catching colorbursts.
Ghost Face - Cover your creations with ghostly faces.
LCD Orbs - Learn how to make a smooth orb using Photoshop.
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GOOD TUTORIALS - PHOTOSHOP TUTORIALS
TUTORIALS SELECT PHOTOSHOP TUTORIALS
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PHOTOSHOP BASICS AND ESSENTIALS
PHOTOSHOP TEXT EFFECTS TUTORIALS
PHOTOSHOP WEB INTERFACE AND BARS TUTORIALS
PHOTOSHOP SPECIAL EFFECTS TUTORIALS
PHOTOSHOP OTHER/MISC. TUTORIALS
**SKIP TO LINKS OF PHOTOSHOP SITES
**SKIP TO PHOTOSHOP MESSAGE BOARDS
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